Kozhikode science fair ends on a sour note

KOZHIKODE: Hundreds of school students and general public who had come to see the 46th state science exhibition at GVHSS Meeenchanda were welcomed by empty classrooms as most of the participants left without waiting for the programme to conclude.

Most of the students left the venue as soon as the results were announced on Wednesday night itself.

The organizing committee convenor A K Unnikrishnan said that the committee could not help as students coming from far off places left as soon as the results of the competitions were announced. "We had given strict instructions to the teams during the registration itself that they should participate in the public exhibition," he said.

Additional Director of Public Instruction (DPI) V K Saralamma who is the general convener of the event said that showcause notices would be issued to district level coordinators who were responsible for the participating teams in the science exhibition.

The Malabar districts emerged champions in all the four events including the science fair, mathematics fair, social science fair and work experience fair.

Palakkad emerged winners of the science fair by winning 171 points.

The district has also won the top spot in the work experience fair. Kozhikode topped the charts in the mathematics fair while Kannur won top honours in the social science fair.

The science fair which had attracted around 10,000 students from across the state had witnessed spirited competitions by young scientists in various competitions. The trophies to the winners will be distributed on Friday.